Defensive Player Prototypes

[smuggler]

I had a dream that GB drafted Kony Ealy. He was a complete bust and out of the league in two years. I'm pretty neutral toward the guy, but I must admit I will be horrified if we take him.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Yeah, and I like 6' 3" athletic women with large breasts and thin waistlines. Trouble is, she's already taken.

Those breasts are not large.

[pbmax]

Is Willis REALLY that fast? 4.39? Or was that a 40 timed on the people mover track at O'Hare airport?

Hawk's numbers are very good for an ILB, but he does not do one thing spectacularly well, though he seemed to regain his burst in the last two years. In coverage he doesn't make too many plays on the ball even though he has the speed to stay with Davis. There are a lot of DBs who have the same trouble. He is not a thumper and he has trouble getting off blocks occasionally. But nothing there is a tire fire.

Jones has similar numbers but is much taller. He seems lost on his run fits and does not anticipate well. He too can run with TEs and is tall enough to make a play on the ball just by standing there. But their skills don't complement each other and neither regularly does something spectacular. He is not a thumper and can be a maddening inconsistent tackler.

I would be happy with one ILB who does something very well and is otherwise competent to allow Hawk to anticipate and take chances to make a play at times. At this point I don't care what his numbers are, though I know you can draft "just a football player" yourself right out of contention.

[pbmax]

Those breasts are not large.

The illusion provided by her long legs is fooling you. Keep staring and it will sort itself out in your mind.

[bobblehead]

The game has evolved from power to speed. So therefore the body types must also change. Height is not so much of a detriment as lack of speed is. You can have a shorter DB, but if he can jump and keep up with the speedster WRs, he'll be fine.

There certainly will be a place for larger bodies on defense, such as the DL. Outside of the DL though, you better have speed.

The game is constantly evolving. If you follow a theme too closely you expose other weaknesses.

This year was the reemergence of the run game because defenses have gotten too small and fast in reaction to the pass happy years...yet Peyton broke all the records so you figure it out.

I personally think you design your offense opposite of the league trend, and your defense aligned with the trend. If the run game starts to become the focus, your defense must be designed to stop the run, but your offense should be designed to exploit other teams defenses being set up the same way.

[woodbuck27]

Tough call. I enjoyed watching him with the badgers, and he sure seems to have a nose for the ball, but he is turtle slow, so won't he be a liability in our scheme?

Yes TT needs to draft for toughness and speed.

The Packers defense must learn to seal the edge.

That went away from the time TT drafted AJ Hawk. It did look like hawk might transition his style to the NFL but that didn't happen.

Hawk and Matt Flynn have a lot in common. They both know how to sell themselves.

Do they talk a lot to one another?

PACKERS! GO PACK GO !

[woodbuck27]

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Defensive Prototypes: Defensive Line

Sam Monson | May 28, 2012

Comment woodbuck27:

Looking to see where I might add to this in terms of LB and DB.